Green Bean Bundles are delicious and make a nice presentation for special dinners. The bacon plus the sweet and savory sauce are mouth-watering for sure!
Yum!!! Green Bean Bundles!
Several years ago, my daughter, Candace, found a recipe for Green Bean Bundles. She gave the recipe to my daughter-in-law who made them for my son, Jason. He absolutely LOVED THEM! The "absolutely LOVED THEM" is really an understatement! She made them every chance she got, and he enjoyed them each time.
As I thought about our Thanksgiving menu, these Green Bean Bundles came to my mind. Green beans are always a good choice as a side dish, but when you bake them in bacon . . . OH MY! . . . you can't beat that!
The Green Bean Bundles Recipe . . .
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Jeri's Homemade Crescent Rolls . . .
My sister, Jeri, makes the BEST homemade crescent rolls! She was taught by her mother-in-law, Charlene, many years ago, and Jeri always makes these for our family dinners. Jeri's rolls are the most sought after food on our dinner tables, with family members grabbing them while they are hot and slathering them with butter. She usually makes about 6-7 dozen rolls and there are none left over when we all go home.
My sister, Jeri, with baby Jaycee Ruth
Jeri's Homemade Crescent Rolls: A Thanksgiving Bread!
As I was thinking about our Thanksgiving dinner, I thought Jeri's homemade crescent rolls would be the perfect bread. Here are some of her tips to make the rolls several days in advance:
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Hummingbird Cake
Easter is coming!
St. Patrick's Day is over, and I'm now looking forward to spring holidays, dinners and desserts. The next holiday is, of course, Easter!
My first thoughts were about which desserts I might want to make for our family Easter dinner. Desserts have always been kind of a central focus with our dinners, so I have compiled some of our favorites for you to check out. There are two cakes, four pies, a chocolate candy cookie that Randa and I made a few weeks ago, and my Grandmama Hall's Lemon Coconut Bars. I hope you find something that "fits your fancy" for your Easter dessert!
Family Favorite Easter Desserts . . .
Cakes:
Hummingbird Cake
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Chocolate Chip Candy Cookies! Is it Easter???
Candace's girls made Chocolate Chip Candy cookies in her shop. They used the candy from Valentine's Day, and they were a hit as well as delicious! So when Lynn bought some Easter Egg Peanut M&M's, I thought, "I'm going to make these cookies for Easter". Well, it's not Easter yet. It's another several weeks away. But, I needed to try out the recipe to see how it would be.
Baking Cookies with Randa . . .
Randa came over, and she and I made the cookies. I put the last cup of the M&M candies in a plastic bag, and broke them up with a rolling pin, while Randa creamed the butter, shortening, and sugars together. She is a Big help in the kitchen!
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Maribeth Alexander,

I love to collect recipes, cook and entertain. I also love music! I have had a desire for some time to have a blog where I could bring my two passions--food and music--together. "Food and Forte" is the realization of that desire. Read More…

Favorite Desserts from Our Family

Favorite Desserts from Our Family includes is a 201 page collection of favorite cookies, pies and cakes from my mother (age 93) down to my youngest grandchildren. All recipes are “tried and true”, are still made and loved even today, and will surely please your loved ones as well.

Winter Wonderland of Sweets

O, the weather outside might be frightful, but inside your home, it can be delightful with these tasty wintery treats! What’s better than wrapping up in a nice warm blanket with a hot cup of coffee or cocoa, and sampling one or more of these yummy desserts? I think that is the perfect way to spend a winter afternoon when you don’t want to go out.

Thanksgiving Treasures

The Emergency Chef

This is a great resource to help you in preparing for emergencies by having your pantry stocked with usable foods, an alternate cooking station, and easy recipes to make to feed your family at any time, but especially in inconvenient times.

Christmas Treasures

Celebrate the Real Meaning of Christmas with Family Traditions, Recipes, Songs, Books, Movies, and Activities!

Frugal Feast: 31 Lower Cost and Healthier Chicken Entrees

The "Frugal Feasts: 31 Lower Cost and Healthier Chicken Entrees" cookbook contains recipes for chicken dishes that are less expensive to make and serve your family and friends. Plus, serving suggestions and tips on how to make the recipe healthier by substituting some of the ingredients.

Sweets for Sweetie

Valentine’s Day has long been a day for expressing love—love for one’s special someone. These expressions of love are often shown through greeting cards with messages of love, bouquets of flowers (especially red roses), and heart-shaped boxes of his or her favorite assorted chocolate candies. All of these say “I love you!” to the one who is the recipient of these gifts of the heart.

Love Themes

"Love Themes" is a collection of songs that portray ten emotions associated with love. Six songs are piano only, four are orchestrated. Some of the titles include: "Forgiveness", "Compassion", "Kiss", "Embrace", and more.